PRGF led to symptom improvement in patients with moderate/severe dry eye. Surprisingly, the symptoms recorded in the dry eye questionnaire do not always agree with the degree of squamous metaplasia measured by impression cytology.
The described technique of PPK may reduce the risk of per-operative complications. Damage to the endothelium is not increased compared with that seen following the standard PK procedure.
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